Experimental and numerical investigation of melting of phase change material/nanoparticle suspensions in a square container subjected to a constant heat flux

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 672-683

  Dhaidan, Nabeel S ^a,b   Khodadadi, J M ^a   Al Hattab, Tahseen A ^b   Al Mashat, Saad M ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Melting; Nanoparticles; Natural convection; Phase change materials; Thermal conductivity enhancement; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM; INCREASING VISCOSITY; MELTING INTERFACES; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; NANOPARTICLE LOADINGS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; TIME-DEPENDENT TEMPERATURE;

CONTAINERS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MELTING; METAL MELTING; NANOPARTICLES; NATURAL CONVECTION; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL ENERGY;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84882306638     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.06.057     Document Type: Article

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